I Became a Demon God, Yet You Want Me to Be a Villain — Part 40

When the Queen of the Crescent Kingdom saw Su Mo arrive, she said, Judging by her expression... this Divine Decree did not seem to be good news?

"What did the Goddess say?"

Su Mo asked.

The Queen of the Crescent Kingdom said worriedly, "The Goddess wants you to visit the Holy See again. She will cast her gaze upon you... I have a feeling the Goddess may want you to become her Saint Son."

So that was it.

For the Queen of the Crescent Kingdom... this news truly was not good news.

She had stepped down as Saintess precisely so she could focus on being queen.

Then find herself a suitable husband and bear an heir.

A ruler could not be without an heir.

It was not a good thing for a monarch to have no descendants.

If the monarch died unexpectedly without leaving behind an heir, then even if the Holy See intervened, the entire kingdom would inevitably fall into chaos.

Gods were indeed powerful, but there was more than one god in this world.

Without a direct descendant, the kingdom would have no rightful heir.

The ambitions of certain schemers would begin to stir, and they would seek the support of other gods.

After all, all they wanted was the throne. As for which god the kingdom worshipped... those ambitious people did not really care.

To obtain what they wanted, they would even be capable of making deals with Demon Gods.

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The Queen of the Crescent Kingdom was determined to marry Su Mo, but if the Goddess of the Crescent chose Su Mo as her Saint Son... how could she marry him?

That was what worried her.

Otherwise, this would have been absolutely wonderful news for an ordinary Count.

There was simply no comparison between a Count and a Holy See Saint Son.

Whether in status or in the power they possessed.

After a Saint Son died, there was a considerable chance that his soul would be guided into the Celestial Realm.

As for Su Mo, it carried another meaning entirely.

If it had been that fellow, the Spike Demon God, who managed through perfect disguise to become the most trusted Saint Son of a Celestial Realm Goddess...

The Spike Demon God would probably brag about it for tens of thousands of years... no, for the rest of his life!

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"Your Majesty, didn't you say the Goddess had never appointed a Saint Son?"

Su Mo asked.

The Queen of the Crescent Kingdom nodded. "There had never been one before, but there had never been a man with such high Soul Purity either. Besides, when men face the Goddess, the slightest impure thought would make it impossible for them to pass."

At that point, she thought of a solution, but quickly rejected it.

Because it would be disrespectful to the Goddess and might also affect Su Mo.

She had wanted Su Mo to deliberately harbor stray thoughts of affection or admiration toward the Goddess of the Crescent when she cast her gaze upon him.

Having impure thoughts would mean his faith was not firm enough, greatly reducing the chance that the Goddess of the Crescent would choose Su Mo.

"Let's go to the Holy See first. Perhaps the Goddess is merely curious."

The Queen of the Crescent Kingdom's words sounded more like she was comforting herself.

Thus, the two set out once more.

As the carriage left the royal palace and arrived at the plaza beneath the Temple, the Queen of the Crescent Kingdom's emotions became complicated, even somewhat apprehensive.

She was afraid that Su Mo would truly catch the Goddess's eye.

There were still quite a few Protagonists near the Temple, but naturally, none of them provoked him this time.

In fact, those Protagonists deliberately avoided Su Mo, making sure not to cross paths with him.

The carriage thus made its way to the rear of the church.

Red Archbishop Feren appeared.

After briefly greeting Su Mo, Feren said, "Count, please bathe and change your clothes first."

Soon, two nuns led Su Mo to a solemnly decorated room. After setting down the clothes, they left.

Only Su Mo remained in the room.

Hot water had already been prepared. Though there was no surveillance or anything of the sort, Su Mo still briefly washed himself with the hot water.

Then, after getting dressed, he stepped into a Magic Array with cleansing properties.

The Magic Array thoroughly removed dust and grime from his body.

Such a Magic Array was extremely luxurious for ordinary people. The energy required to activate it once was equivalent to several days' worth of food expenses for a commoner.

Anything related to magic was naturally expensive.

This was also why, despite magic being highly advanced in this world, many ordinary people did not enjoy a high standard of living.

The cost of using magical items was simply too high.

Once everything was done, Su Mo left the room.

"Saintess, please lead the Count into the Temple."

Red Archbishop Feren said.

The reason for such solemnity this time was that they were entering the Temple.

That was, the floating Pyramid in the sky.

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Inside the vast and empty Temple, the Queen of the Crescent Kingdom walked ahead, with Su Mo following behind as they entered.

Before long, the two arrived at the center of the Temple.

The Queen of the Crescent Kingdom wore pure white robes, looking incomparably holy.

This was the side of her that belonged to the Saintess.

She began to pray.

As the Queen of the Crescent Kingdom prayed, the Temple gradually lit up.

Pure white Holy Light illuminated the entire hall.

The arrangement inside this Temple was not complicated. It could even be called quite simple.

The walls were made from a special metal containing magical substances.

There were no other decorations.

Yet suspended in midair was a crescent moon, as though it had just risen into the sky.

This was the symbol of the Goddess of the Crescent.

The Goddess of the Crescent.

One of the Seven Moon Goddesses.

In the Abyss, all Seven Moon Goddesses possessed considerable fame.

Once the Holy Light shone forth, the inside of the Temple felt incomparably vast, as though it were endless and without boundaries.

That crescent moon also seemed to hang in the sky, reflecting against the lingering glow of daylight.

The Queen of the Crescent Kingdom still stood there, praying devoutly.

Not long after.

Finally.

A new change occurred within the Temple.

The interior of the Temple remained empty, yet for some reason, a Sacred Aura had appeared.

Everything around them, even the air itself, seemed to come alive.

The Goddess of the Crescent's gaze has descended.

Su Mo thought.

He reined in every one of his thoughts.

His Succubus bloodline was concealed just as tightly.